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Japanese Hojicha Cake Roll

February 16, 2024 by Christina Leave a Comment

Sliced hojicha cake roll on a wooden cutting board showing golden-brown roasted tea sponge cake spiraled around creamy white filling, with a white kitchen towel in the background.

This hojicha swiss roll is soft, pillowy, and filled with lightly sweetened whipped cream. The roasted green tea gives the cake a toasty, almost caramel-like flavour that’s deeper and less grassy than matcha. The secret to a crack-free roll is rolling the cake while it’s still warm with a damp towel inside. The towel keeps […]

Filed Under: All recipes, Cake, Desserts Tagged With: hojicha, japanese

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Christina, recipe creator at The Flour Nook

I’m Christina, the recipe creator behind theflournook. Here, you’ll find easy, "not too sweet”, dessert recipes! My goal is to make cooking these delicious recipes fun, with simple, easy to follow steps. Join me in my blogging adventure. :)